“Filler haters” are the death of character development in modern TV. Yes, departing from the main plot can be done better or worse, and I’ll concede that some shows are so plot-driven that doing so won’t tell us anything we’ll care about, but my gosh the whining from people who just want a joyless slog from one plot point to the next is baffling to me. Why don’t you just skip the whole show and then read a fan wiki?
I think in part it’s a response to such short seasons.
When you only get 8 episodes, spending an episode doing something different or just focusing on one character can feel like a waste.
Think about the Picard flute episode of TNG, if we only had 8 episode seasons and that was one of them, people would probably be upset.
But ultimately I’m happy with “filler” episodes, because the character development is usually worth it. Even if that episode is rated poorly, it usually improves the overall story.
From what I understand browsing reddit (), fans are complaining about fillers in final season. Which is a valid complaint imo when there are only six episodes in the season.
I have not seen the final season and I doubt I will. Did the same thing with Stranger Things.
You made a good choice skipping stranger things icl
